fly fishing litterature

what a nice descriptive. i like that and i like it a lot. it seems just right and somehow more appropriate than our usual ‘fly rod and fly line’ but fear not friends, this isn’t about changing what we call them but about sharing a really cool find.

filled with a lot of experience and insights, tips and tricks,

you’ll also discover funny ways to talk to the fish to get them to take the fly, it’s a great read. click either image for the online book or HERE to download the file in various forms to read offline. enjoy !

another gem from the past, this time from the U.S., interestingly un-copywrited and chock full of an interesting approach:
comparing the natural insect to the artificial, something that would seem rather obvious and ‘normal’ but nevertheless and unfortunately not so common in a world where it seems that most ‘realistic’ fly tier’s references to the naturals is in their imagination…

144 pages of interesting reading, comparative plates and personal insights on who-knows-how-many bugs. this is the good stuff.

chalk one up to Skues for his humor, power of observation, rational, word choice, ‘In your face, Halford’ ways and sandals.

this seminal book is not only stuffed with invaluable information but is also a very pleasant read. a quirky style from the past written in the third person and filled with jabs directed at his moroonic purist opponents, there might be a few elements that may have been proven otherwise since but there’s a lot more “Ah-Ha !” moments making a lot of personal observations click.

another nice aspect is it’s size 16 x 11 cm making the perfect travel companion or while waiting at the dentist’s. i couldn’t recommend it enough for the serious trout angler.